INDIRECT (VIA lengthwise) -> crosswise -- (lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension")

Similarity of adj linear

5 senses of linear

Sense 1linear (vs. nonlinear), additive -- (designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree) => bilinear -- (linear with respect to each of two variables or positions)

Sense 2linear (vs. planar) (vs. cubic), one-dimensional -- (of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear measurement") => collinear -- (lying on the same line) => lineal -- (arranged in a line) => linelike -- (resembling a line) => rectilinear, rectilineal -- (characterized by a straight line or lines; "rectilinear patterns in wallpaper"; "the rectilinear propagation of light")

Sense 3analogue (vs. digital), analog, linear -- (of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier")